“The two ways—one of life and one of death, and a vast chasm exists between the two” (Didache 1:1). So begins a 1st-century document, meant for Gentile converts entering a […]
Psalm 68:6, Dean Webb’s Funeral Sermon: God Brings Those in the Prison House to Where?
August 16, 2018 by
Lord of the Sabbath: Mark 2:23-28
July 11, 2018 by
The disciples and Jesus are walking through a barley or wheat field. Some Pharisees, a group of legalistic Jews, are standing by, ready to ambush them. For Jesus chafed them […]
Holy Trinity: John 3:1-17
July 11, 2018 by
So naive is Nicodemus. In the concealed obscurity of night, he visits Jesus. Though seeking to remain undetected, he offers Him the highest praise, “Rabbi, you must be a teacher […]
Acts 2:1-21: The Real Power of Pentecost
May 24, 2018 by
At last, power! A fitting display of vigor and vitality for the saving Word to sally forth into the world! No more modesty of the Christ-child sleeping among the animals […]
Acts 1:12-26: The Office is Greater than the Man
May 14, 2018 by
Most of us don’t realize how much North Africans influenced our Christian thinking. For instance, they became the first to worship in Latin. So, much of western Christian thought came […]
Acts 1:6-11: Christ’s Ascension Doesn’t Mean He’s Now Trapped in Heaven
May 10, 2018 by
This was our pastor’s sermon for the pastoral circuit meeting (winkel) on Tuesday, May 9, 2018. The book of Acts tells us of the first Christians as they brought […]
John 15:5-9: Fed From the True Vine
April 29, 2018 by
The Old Testament often describes God as a gardener or vinedresser, who tends to His vineyards. The vines He cares for, which He planted and tended with loving care, are […]
Psalm 23:1: The Lord is My Shepherd
April 29, 2018 by
Most of us understand little about the ways of shepherding and sheep. The few places where sheep wander in the fields are like an alien world to the rest of […]
Luke 24:36-49: Clarity in Christ, not Confusion
April 29, 2018 by
The risen Jesus appears again, breaking into His disciples’ lives, this time as they mull over recent events. An astounded Peter witnessed an alive Jesus, no longer held by death. […]
John 20:19-31: Forgiving and Retaining
April 14, 2018 by
What is the Word of God? Like the Trinity, consisting of Father, Son, and Spirit, the Word is three, yet also one. Though not an exact comparison, the Word first […]
